Cut-off saw



July 26 1927. 1,636,924

T. E. PORTER CUT-OFF SAW Filed April 28, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 26, T. E. PORTER CUT-OFF SAW v 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Apiil 28. 1924 July 26, 1927. 3 ,924

T. E. PORTER CUT-OFF SAW Filed April 28, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 7229/7705 [ar/e/ or/br fiat lway July 26, 1927.

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, UNITED STATES THOMAS IPORTER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CUT-OFF SAW.

Application an April as, 19:24. Serial No. 700,834.

This invention ralates to a cut-off saw to be used in wood working. It is a primary object and purpose of the present invention to make a saw of this character wherein the saw is moved toward and awa from the work. A further object of the invention is to make a saw of this character and mount the same for a wide'range of adjustment, either vertically, about a vertical axis, and also horizontally with respect to the work to be acted upon, each of said adjustments being independent of an other so that a wide ran e of work ma accommodated. A yet urther object o the invention is to make and mount a saw of this character that it may act not only asa cut-off saw when desired, but may-also be adjustedto be used as a dadoing saw or cutter without change in the construction of the machine. These and many other objects and purposes not specifically outlined at this time willbe-apparent as understanding ofthe invention is had from the following description, taken in connection with'the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the cut-off saw of my invention and the work holding table used therewith. i

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section taken ipbstantially on the plane of line. 2--2, of

Fig. 3 is 'a central vertical section through the machine. 7

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged elevation of the pedestal of the machine and illustrating the. adjustment indicator used for the adjustment about" a vertical axis.

Fig. 5 is'a fragmentary partial plan and horizontal section through the upper portion of the machine to show the movable mount of the upper table on which the saw is carried.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical section taken transversely through said upper table construction and mounting therefor.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section substantially on the plane of line 7 -7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan view ofjthe cut-91f saw machine, and I Fig. 9 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section through a modified form of construc-. tion showing a mounting for the saw perupper end V to which is made as a separate member and.

tending lug 3 and an adjustin threads upwardly therethrough, a so passing mitting adjustment of the saw to different angular positions with reference to a vertical lane.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken justforward of the motor, showing the preferred construction.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawings. In the construction, a pedestal support .in the form of a hollow post 1 having anenlarged supporting base 2 is provided, at its aving a sleeve extension 3 therepermanently secured in place in any suitable manner. A cylinder 4 is slidably mounted in and extends throughsthe part 3 and is adapted to be adjusted up and down therein,

the sleeve 3 being -vertically slotted at its upper end at one side and provided with outwardly extending cars at each side of the slot for the passa e .of a bolt 5 therethrough which may be tightened to hold the cylinder 4 in any position to which adjusted. Below the ears through which bolt 5 passes, the said sleeve 3 is formed with an outwardly exscrew 6 freely throu h a member 7 on WhlCll the lower end 0 cylinder 4 and whatever devices are carried at the upper end thereof may be vertically adjusted within certain limits of adjustment.

At the upper end ofjthe cylinder 4 a saddle 9 is permanently connected by bolts, as shown in Fig. 6. At its upper side said saddle is formed with two spaced apart parallel ribs 10 extending from what may be termed the front of the machine toward. the rear. It will be noted that the saddle and said ribs thereon have a downwardinclination from front to. rear. "On the ribs '10, a lower table 11 is mounted, bein formed with downwardly extending paral e1 guides 12 at its sides which are shaped to fit the ribs .10, a suitable gib 13 being interposed between the. cylinder 4 rests and on Y which it may be turned. Said member 7. is

0st 1 and extends for taking up wear, as indicated in Fig. 6.-

A lug 14 is cast integralwith and pro ects havin its opposite end upwardly from the rear end ofthe saddle 9 and a like lug 15 extends downwardly from the rearend of the table 11. A red 16,

rtions oppositely threaded is passed throu h said lugs and provided at its rear end wit an operating handle for manual operation, whereby it is evident that the table 11 may be moved and adjusted to. difierent positions with respect to the saddle 9. A lug 17 is also cast integral with the table 11 and extends downwardly therefrom in front of the saddle, at the front 15 zside of which a stop bumper 18, preferably of rubber is secured, the purpose of wh will later appear.

'hvo bars 19 are attached to the lower table 11' iii parallelism at o posite sides and atthe upper portion of sai table having ball race grooves in their outer sides. 'An upper table 20 lies directly over the lower table 11 and j is formed with downwardly turned side portions 20 at opposed side edges to which other ball race bars 21 and 22 are permanently secured, grooved on their inner sides will ing alongside the bars'19, suitable'balls an retainer bars therefor being interposed hethat the bar 22 has opening? I somewhat larger in diameter t eters of the bolts or cap screws used in a5 attaching the bar to the upper table 20. This- The bars 21 an ball retainer bars strike against. 60-

t-ween the bars 19 and 21 and22 so that the upper table has 'afree movement back and forth on the lower table 11, It will be noted through it an the diampermits a V limited adjustment of the bar which may be done through adjusting screws 24'passing through a depending side 20 of the table-20,-as"best shown in Fi 6, said screws 24 being equipped with 100 nuts to lock the same in any position to which adjusted.

The bars 19 ,at the front and rear ends thereof are provided with short horizontally.

extending stop pins 25 and 26, respectively.

22 are equi ped with. like stop pins 27 at their rear en s (see Fig. 5). When the table 20 is moved forward, as it maybe done by graspin the handle 28 attached at the front en thereof, the balls and retainer bars 23 are moved forward 7 until the front ends of the ball retainer bars come against the stops 25. The pins 27 pass by the pins 26 and at about the time 'the retainer bars attheirfront ends,reach thepins 25, the pins 27 strike against the rear ends of the retainer bars. .In the rearward direction of'movement the rear'ends of said and are stoppedbv'the pins 26 substantially at the time the front depending end of-the 'u per table 20 comes to the like front end 0 thelower table 11.

' The saw"29 is a-circular saw of usual construction, secured at one end of a shaft 30 neeaeaa which may be a continuation of or rigidly The machine is provided with a chip casing 34 having an 0 en front end with sides and bottom of meta a pipe 35'leading from 'the rear end. By a suitable suction arrangement actingon the pipe 35, chips, sawdust and the like are drawn into the'front open end of the casing 34 and carried away through the pipe. The 'casin 34 may be supported by a member 36 attac ed thereto and to the saddle '9, as shown in Fig. 1. The

open upper side of casing 34 is covered by .a wooden cover plate 37 and the passage for the saw is cut by the saw itself in the wood, this bein possible due to the ability to move the saw orward in front' of the front edge of the cover 37 and then move it, to the rear with the saw running, the, cutting of the slot for the passage of the saw being readily.

accomplishe At'the upper endof the sleeve extension 3, a collar 38 is secured on which suitable indicator lines are cut for the purpose'of indicating the angle of adjustment of the cylinder 4 about its vertical'axis.

The work holding table 40 located in front 1 of the saw is preferably inclined to the horizontal at the same angle as. the table 20 is inclined. .At its edge nearest the saw, a guard rail 41 is attached to hold the work rom falling off the table, it being understood that suitable openin s are made. between the ends of the guar rails 41 and the ends of the table sections40 for the passage of the saw when it is moved forwardto act on the work.

The electric control-box 42, shown in Fig.

8, ispreferablymounted on the post 1 at the side thereof opposite'the chip casing 34. The switch .43 is located in convenient reach of the operator of the machine, and the electric wiringv is'carried in a cable'44 to the motor, all being out of the wayof the saw and not liable to be injured during the work ing-of the machine.

With a cut-oif-saw of this. character, the operator grasps'the handle 28 and moves the saw forward to act on the work to becut. The roller bearing mounting of the saw carrying table makes this movement easy, and the downward inclination of the tables 11 and 20 to the "rear automatically causes the.

saw to take its rear position when free to do so, thereby insuring that the saw will notbe that as soon as it is grasped and drawn forward it will immediate-l engage with the work to be sawed, and W en a saw of some-v what greater diameter is used, or when in filing the saw its diameter is reduced, roper operation of the screw Willi suflic'e or the positioning of the saw so that when the motor casin 32 en ages with the stop bumper '18, t e saw W1 1 just clear the work.

The rotary adjustment of the cylinder 4 about a vertical axis permits a p'ositioni of the saw so as to cut the work at a deslred angle, and the indicator at 39 makes it easy to adjust to therequired angle. The vertical adjustment of the cylinder 4 makes it 'possible to elevate the saw .to a desired position so that it may be placed with reference to the work that it will out only partly through the same, the saw in such case performing a dadoing operation due to such elevation and the permitted forward movement of the saw. The inclination of the table 40 to the horizontal at the same angle as theinclination of the saw carrying table 26 insures that the saw cut in dadoing shall be of the same depth and in addition aids in insuring that the work operated upon shall be properly engaged against the front rail 41 of the workholding table.

As shown in Fig. 8, the saw cut or the dadoing may be at right angles to the table, as at 45 or at any other desired an le, as at 46 and 47. In Fig. 9,'a slight mo ification is shown wherein the saw maybe tiltedso that it lies in a plane inclined tothe vertical. In such construction, the motor 32 may be mounted on a cross member 48* pivotally mounted at 47 at one end on a member 48 lying under and connected to the table 20, an adjusting screw 49 being attached to the other end of the part 48 and passing downwardly through an opening in the member 48 with nuts 50 on' said screw above and below the said member 48, as shown. This allows a limited range of adjustment of the saw away from a vertical plane which may be desirable at times, particularly in some classes of dadoing.

The construction described is very practi-' vertical support, a cylinder mounted in and extending above the upper end of the support, means for rais or lowering thecylinder, a ide carrie by the upper end of the cylin er and having a downward inchnation from front to rear, a table reciprocably mounted on said guide and movable in the same inclined 'plane therewith and a saw carried at the forward end of the table.

2. In a machine of the class described, a vertical support, a saddle permanently Secured at the upper end of the support, an elon ated table located above the saddle and slidaia tudinally adjusting said table to difi'erent positions on the saddle, a'second elongated 1y mounted thereon, means for longi- 1 table mounted on and above the first table for reciprocatory movements in the direction of the length of said tables, and a saw rotatably mounted on said second table atone end thereof, substantially as described.

vertical support, a saddle. permanently attached to the upper end of the support and having a downward inclination from front to rear, parallel spaced apart ribs projecting from the upper side of the saddle, an elongated table formed with guide members to slidably engage said ribs, means connecting the table and saddle for adjustment of the table longitudinally on said saddle, a second table mounted on and lying above the first table for movements back and forth in the direction of the length of said tables, and a saw rotatably mountedvo'n the second .table at the front higher end thereof, substantially'as described.

3. In a machine of the class described, a. Y

4. In combination, a vertical support, an

elongatedtable mounted for reciprocatory movements at the upper end of the support to move from front to rear and vice versa, said table being inclined downwardly from front to rear, a saw rotatably mounted on the-table at the front end thereof, and a work holding table in front of said support inclined downwardly toward the support at the same angle as the downward incllnation of the said table from front to rear, substan-.'

tially as described.

5. In combination, a vertical support, avertical cylinder carried in the upper end of the support and extendin above the support, means for raisin or owering said cylinder, an elongated ta le mounted for reel 1 rocatory movements at the upper end of t e support to move from front'to'rear and vice versa, said table being inclined downwardly from front to rear, a saw rotatably mounted on the table at the front end thereof and a work holding table located in front of said support and mcl-ined downwardly toward the support at the same an l'e as the downward 'inclination of the tab e from front to rear.

6.In; combination, a vertical support, a, table mounted for reciprocatory movements at the upper end thereof, a saw rotatably,

mounted at one end of the table, means'for limiting the movement of the table in each direction, and means for adjusting the table 1 table mounted for reciprocatoiy movements at the upper end thereof, a saw rotatably mounted at one end of the table, means to drive the saw, means for limiting the movee weepee ment'of. the table in either direction, and

adjusting means for longitudinally changing m the position of the table with respect to said.

support independent of the reciprocatory movements of the table. In testimony whereof l afiix my signature.

THOMASEARLE PORTER; 

